<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><div class="Section1"><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; ">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="1" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; ">The UL staff sailing club is about to start up for the 2010 sailing season and we are inviting all staff and research<font color="blue"><span style="color: blue; "> </span></font>postgraduate students to our Introductory talk. <span class="apple-style-span"><font color="black"><span style="color: black; ">The talk is open to anyone interested in getting involved in sailing from beginners to experience sailors.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></span><font color="black"><span style="color: black; "><br><br><span class="apple-style-span">Membership of the UL sailing club holds a numerous benefits;</span></span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; ">- Sailing every Tuesday evening from April to September<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; ">- Access to the fleet of RS sailing dinghies available in UL Activity Centre (ULAC, <a href="http://www.ulac.ie/index.htm" title="blocked::http://www.ulac.ie/index.htm http://www.ulac.ie/index.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.ulac.ie/</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; ">- Access to the excellent facilitates at ULAC including wetsuits, safety gear, etc. (everything you require to start sailing)<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; ">- 50% discount on ULSSC sailing courses organised by ULAC from beginner level to expert level<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; ">- Relaxed, safe and social environment to start sailing<font color="blue"><span style="color: blue; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; ">If you are interested, we would like to invite you to come along to our introductory talks. We will be having two introductory talks; the first will take place in <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000">CG-053 (opposite the Library entrance) on Thursday the 8</font><sup><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000">th</font></sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000">of April from 1-2 p.m</font>, the second will take place on <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000">Thursday the 8</font><sup><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000">th</font></sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000"> </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000">of April from 6-7 p.m in A112</font>. There will be a short presentation on what we do and the events we hold during the year, it should take no more than 30 mins. At the meeting you can sign up for one of our sailing open days that will introduce you to sailing.<font color="blue"><span style="color: blue; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: -1px; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; ">For those of you who are already experienced sailors, don't forget the Spring Challenge Open Dinghy Competition on the 24th and 25th of April</span></font></span><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">which is open to all students and staff to compete in.<a href="http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/springchallenge.html" title="blocked::http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/springchallenge.html http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/springchallenge.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font color="black" title="blocked::http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/springchallenge.html http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/springchallenge.html"><span title="blocked::http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/springchallenge.html http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/springchallenge.html"><span title="blocked::http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/springchallenge.html"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; "> </span></span></span></font></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><font color="blue"><span style="color: blue; "><a href="http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/springchallenge.html" title="blocked::http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/springchallenge.html http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/springchallenge.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/springchallenge.html</a></span></font></span><font color="blue"></font></span></span><o:p></o:p></font></span><font face="Arial"></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="apple-style-span"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">For additional Information for new members please visit:<a href="http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/newmembers.html" title="blocked::http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/newmembers.html http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/newmembers.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font color="black" title="blocked::http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/newmembers.html http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/newmembers.html"><span title="blocked::http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/newmembers.html http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/newmembers.html"><span title="blocked::http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/newmembers.html"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; "> </span></span></span></font></a></span></font></span><span class="apple-style-span"><font color="blue" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; "><a href="http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/newmembers.html" title="blocked::http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/newmembers.html http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/newmembers.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.ul.ie/~sailing/newmembers.html</a></span></font></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; ">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; "> Marc</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; ">Marc McLoughlin B.Eng MSc, </span></span></font></div></div></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></div></span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Doctoral Researcher,</div><div>Interaction Design Centre,</div><div>Engineering Research Building,</div><div>University of Limerick,</div><div>Limerick,</div><div>Ireland.</div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>